US OPEN 2008 - Novac Djokovic Vs Andy Roddick - Quarter Final Match. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated former champion Andy Roddick 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6 to advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Djokovic dominated the eighth-seeded American the first two sets before Roddick began finding the range on his big serve to win the third set and take the lead in the fourth.Two points away from sending the match to a fifth set serving at 5-4, 30-15 Roddick delivered two double faults that gave Djokovic an unexpected breakpoint which he masterfully converted with a backhand topspin lob.
The 21-year-old Serb reached match point in the fourth-set tiebreaker after Roddick's attempt at a backhand drop shot failed to clear the net. Djokovic clinched victory when the American hit his service return long to end it 7-5.
The third-seeded Serb advanced to a scintillating semi-final against number two Roger Federer, who beat qualifier Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in three sets.
The other men's semi-final has top-seeded world number Rafael Nadal of Spain facing British sixth seed Andy Murray.